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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Locus ID B8K11:033
(Legacy ID: _id) c2c6ca3c324b40811ee9fdfc98f72769
(Legacy ID: _rev) 16-3c5b8aa50b56322261c0888bb45a2929
Square 8K11
Code 033
Designation Earth destruction layer over Surf 35
Field B
Locus type Earth
Area B
Start season 2006
End season 2008
Start date 2006-07-19
Bottom separation Clear
Created at 2010-07-05
Top separation Arbitrary
Updated at 2010-07-31
Stratigraphy remarks Later than the LB walls & Surf 35
Reason Began excavation of dest layer in U06
End date 2008-06-30
Supervisor J. Worthington
Function Destruction layer in LB room with cultic niche; prob came from mud brick in upper walls
Architecture 0
State Approved
Top plan 32,27
Stratigraphic relations
Clean locus False
Age (period) Late Bronze 2
L. Sh. Scan: B8K11033-2006EarthSuppDataBack
L. Sh. Scan: B8K11033-2006Pottery1Back
L. Sh. Scan: B8K11033-2006EarthFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K11033-2006Pottery1Front
L. Sh. Scan: B8K11033-2006Pottery2Front
L. Sh. Scan: B8K11033-2008PotteryFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K11033-2006EarthSuppDataFront
L. Sh. Scan: B8K11033-2006EarthBack
Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Munsell # 10YR 6/2
Texture Loam-Silt loam
Hardness Somewhat hard
Compression Degree 1 Moderately
Compression Description 1 Firm
Wetness Degree Very
Wetness Description Dry
Structure Random
Soil Distribution Random
Glass (Count) 0
Tesserae (Count) 0
Tabun Fragment (Count) 0
Brick Fragment (Count) 0
Roof Tile (Count) 0
Worked Stone (Count) 0
Burnt Stone (Count) 0
Architectural Number (Count) 0
Bones Frequent
Length 5.0
Width 4.0
Lower Depth 0.159999996
Upper Depth 0.370000005
Direction 0.0
Slope 0.0
Earth Remarks Was a continuation of L 23 of U04; complete broken vessels found near Wall 9 with much burned bone; in S was a lot of charcoal ash down to Surf 35; S of Altar 32 were several charcoal beams; 5 were taken as samples for 14C & dendrochronology
Suggested Citation

Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr. (2024) "Locus B-8K11-033 from Asia/Jordan/Tall al-Umayri/Field B/Square 8K11". In Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri. Douglas R Clark, Larry G Herr (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/c2c6ca3c-324b-4081-1ee9-fdfc98f72769> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2dv2064b

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